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"Free speech and freedom of the media are essential to the functioning of democratic systems. However, recent decades have brought phenomena that pose a threat to media freedom. The author analyzed threats to media freedom and journalist’s security regarding resolution 2317 (2020) of the Parliamen ... more
"The decrease in journalist safety and media freedom has a negative impact on the rule of law because journalists cannot act as public watchdogs. Its deterioration in Europe during the last decade is a worrying trend for society as a whole. The Council of Europe has tried to fight against it through ... more

Journalism at Risk: Threats, Challenges and Perspectives

Strasbourg: Council of Europe (2015), 272 pp.
"Is journalism under threat? The image of journalists, as helmeted war correspondents protected by bullet-proof vests and armed only with cameras and microphones, springs to mind. Physical threats are only the most visible dangers, however. Journalists and journalism itself are facing other threats ... more

How to address current threats to journalism? The role of the Council of Europe in protecting journalists and other media actors

Belgrade: Council of Europe Conference of Ministers Responsible for Media and Information Society (2013), 35 pp.
"Legal and political responses to the above issues will feature centrally in this paper. More specifically, the paper will consider the role of Council of Europe as a regional body in the concerted international efforts to enhance the protection of journalists and other media actors, in particular t ... more

A Survey and Critical Analysis of Council of Europe Strategies for Countering "Hate Speech"

In: The Content and Context of Hate Speech: Rethinking Regulation and Responses
Michael Herz; Péter Molnár (eds.)
Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press (2012), pp. 456-498
"To summarize a very expansive set of standards and concomitant strategies, it can be said that the three main prongs to the Council of Europe's approach to countering "hate speech" are: (1) the prevention / prohibition / punishment of certain types of expression (e.g., incitement to hatred, racist ... more

European Media Law and Policy Framework

Sofia: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2011), 72 pp.
"This collective report examines the principal dimensions of media policy in 14 European countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey and the UK), probing into the historical forces, national traditions and distinct politi ... more

Medienpolitik für Europa

Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften (2006), 384 pp.